<p>Elon Musk’s lobbyists spent tens of thousands of dollars on things like gifts and meals for Texas elected officials this year.</p><p>But, in most cases, state transparency laws do not require them to disclose which elected officials they wine and dine.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-lobbyists-influence-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-lobbyists-influence-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-texas-lobbyists-influence-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#Tesla</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>
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<p>Money is pouring into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election so fast that political observers now believe it is likely to reach $100 million by Tuesday, election day.</p><p>Already, it has become the costliest judicial race in U.S. history.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-supreme-court-race-most-expensive-us-history-elon-musk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#Billionaires</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>
<p>How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse<br>—</p><p>While investigative journalists immerse themselves in minutiae to identify waste and fraud, Elon Musk’s team has taken a chainsaw approach to spending based on cursory examinations. That might help explain some of their well-publicized stumbles, our editor-in-chief writes.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-government-waste-fraud-approach?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-government-waste-fraud-approach?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-government-waste-fraud-approach?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a></p>
<p>During this year’s legislative session in Texas, Elon Musk’s lobbyists and representatives publicly advocated for almost a dozen bills that would benefit his companies. </p><p>All but three of his priorities are now slated to become law.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-legislature-laws-spacex-tesla?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-legislature-laws-spacex-tesla?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-texas-legislature-laws-spacex-tesla?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#Tesla</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>
<p>SECRET AUDIO: <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ELONMUSK</a> CRIES to <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DONALDTRUMP</a> In Oval Office</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/_PMt6klVyqs" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/live/_PMt6klVyqs"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/live/_PMt6klVy</span><span class="invisible">qs</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/writing/" rel="tag">#writing</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#tesla</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a></p>
<p>Lauren Boebert Tries To Be Clever, Jasmine Crockett DESTROYS Her </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH01MtI-9dk" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH01MtI-9dk"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH01Mt</span><span class="invisible">I-9dk</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a></p>
<p>The targeting of state supreme courts by special interests and billionaires can leave the public with the impression that justices are no different than any politician: devoted to serving their political allies, court observers say.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#Billionaires</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a></p>
<p>Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?<br>—</p><p>The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/starlink/" rel="tag">#Starlink</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>
<p>Today I launch “Amped Up w/ Cliff Schecter,” my new <a href="/tags/substack/" rel="tag">#Substack</a> show every Thur 2pm et!</p><p>@ 2pm et TODAY I talk w fab co-host David Shuster & great guest Joe Walsh w some righteous anger & cutting humor re Trumpy & Co</p><p>Exclusively on Substack <a href="https://open.substack.com/live-stream/21418?r=j0lyx&utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/live-stream/21418?r=j0lyx&utm_medium=ios"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/live-stream/</span><span class="invisible">21418?r=j0lyx&utm_medium=ios</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#stockmarket</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a></p>
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<p>Elon Musk’s net worth fluctuates around $220 billion — more than the GDP of over 130 countries. But what if that wealth did more than fund rockets and cars? Here are 10 ways a person of his wealth could change the world and cement a lasting legacy. 🧵<br><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/billionare/" rel="tag">#billionare</a> <a href="/tags/society/" rel="tag">#Society</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/ubi/" rel="tag">#UBI</a> <a href="/tags/cyber/" rel="tag">#cyber</a> <a href="/tags/enviroment/" rel="tag">#Enviroment</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/hunger/" rel="tag">#Hunger</a> <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#Vaccine</a> <a href="/tags/trust/" rel="tag">#Trust</a> <a href="/tags/legacy/" rel="tag">#Legacy</a></p>
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<p>UPDATE: We've added 11 more names to our DOGE tracker, bringing the total to 77 staffers affiliated with Musk.</p><p>Plus, you can now filter our database by federal agency. Check it out ⤵️ <br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/elon-m</span><span class="invisible">usk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.</p><p>The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/email/" rel="tag">#Email</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/foia/" rel="tag">#FOIA</a> <a href="/tags/gregabbott/" rel="tag">#GregAbbott</a></p>
<p>"Trump & Thune About to Rip Away <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> Care & Whig-ify the <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> Jan 1 - <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thune-about-to-rip-away" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thune-about-to-rip-away"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/trump-and-thu</span><span class="invisible">ne-about-to-rip-away</span></a> </p><p>"There are certainly no lack of examples of their glib dishonesty and putrid amorality. But one that perfectly sums up the Jonestown GOP Caucus is their nonchalance at allowing enhanced Obamacare subsidies, the only way millions of Americans can afford healthcare, to just disappear. Like Mike Johnson’s testicles when <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> enters the room"</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#maga</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#congress</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a></p>
<p>Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Elon Musk is “one of the only people in the world” who could build Houston’s much-needed tunnel system for flood water mitigation.</p><p>But his company, Boring, has never completed a major public project in Texas.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-wesley-hunt-houston-tunnels-boring-co?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a> <a href="/tags/tunnel/" rel="tag">#Tunnel</a></p>
<p>" <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a> ’s Network Exposed: The Billionaires, the Bank, the <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> Presidential Candidate No One Talks About"</p><p>We Expose, You Decide! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgeUTXRkysQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgeUTXRkysQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgeUTX</span><span class="invisible">RkysQ</span></a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/epsteinfiles/" rel="tag">#epsteinfiles</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/france/" rel="tag">#france</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a></p>
<p>In response to our investigation that raised questions about the effectiveness of Boring’s pitch to build tunnels to ease Houston flooding, Musk said tunnels can be added if more floodwater needs to be moved. Engineers said it is not that simple.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fact-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fac</span><span class="invisible">t-checking-elon-musk-response-boring-houston-tunnels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> <a href="/tags/flood/" rel="tag">#Flood</a> <a href="/tags/infrastructure/" rel="tag">#Infrastructure</a> <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#Engineering</a></p>
<p>Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it clear he disliked environmental regulations and considered them a barrier to innovation.</p><p>His companies, from Boring Co. to xAI, have been accused of finding ways to sidestep regulations. Here's what to know:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-environmental-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-environmental-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-environmental-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/tesla/" rel="tag">#Tesla</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>
<p>Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies<br>---</p><p>The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most important military contractors.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-china-investors-court-testimony?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-china-investors-court-testimony?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-spacex-china-investors-court-testimony?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>🚨 Nueva función de Twitter/X para fomentar el ABUSO y la violación de derechos. Ahora cualquier usuario podrá editar a través de Grok cualquier imagen de cualquier usuario de la plataforma, sean obras de arte, fotos familiares, etc. No hay opción para desactivarlo o impedirlo 🚨</p><p>📷 @pizza990 on X</p><p><a href="/tags/grok/" rel="tag">#Grok</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/ia/" rel="tag">#IA</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#elonmusk</a> <a href="/tags/inteligenciaartificial/" rel="tag">#inteligenciaArtificial</a> <a href="/tags/alerta/" rel="tag">#alerta</a> <a href="/tags/warning/" rel="tag">#warning</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a></p>
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<p>Ignoring urgently needed reforms in favor of fruitlessly trying to find evidence of fraud, DOGE descended on the Social Security Administration “thinking it should work like a McDonald’s,” the agency’s former acting chief told ProPublica.</p><p>One of our most-read investigations of 2025: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-doge-social-security-takeover-leland-dudek?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/inside-doge-social-security-takeover-leland-dudek?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-doge-social-security-takeover-leland-dudek?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/socialsecurity/" rel="tag">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a></p>
<p>Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project<br>---</p><p>Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-violations-fines-vegas-loop?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-violations-fines-vegas-loop?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-boring-company-violations-fines-vegas-loop?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/lasvegas/" rel="tag">#LasVegas</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/nevada/" rel="tag">#Nevada</a> <a href="/tags/vegas/" rel="tag">#Vegas</a></p>
<p>“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk<br>---</p><p>The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/spa</span><span class="invisible">cex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/starship/" rel="tag">#Starship</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>